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	Other Alderley mines
There are smaller mines on the Edge and this gallery has pictures of several of these.

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    Mines on Glaze Hill
    Mines on Stormy Point
    Pillar and Doc Mines
    Mines in the centre of the site
    Finlow Hill
    Brynlow Dell and Brynlow Field
    Scout Hole

Mines on Glaze Hill
Saddlebole - top entrance - a strange feature	Saddlebole side entrance - now hidden following excavation	Reeking Mine - named after the smelly mud inside	Twin Shafts - probably more workings on Stormy Point Fault
Mines on Stormy Point
Rock Shaft	Devil's Grave	Devil's Grave - showing the grille
Pillar and Doc Mines
The way down to Pillar Mine	Pillar Mine - with the pillar intact	Pillar Mine as it is was before gating	Pillar Mine as it is now to protect the public from themselves *	Inside Pillar Mine
Inside Pillar Mine	Doc Mine entrance *	An old view of Doc Mine	From inside Doc Mine	Inside Doc Mine
Side gallery in Doc Mine	Negotiating the water
Mines in the centre of the site
The 'Iron Gates'	Opencast working near the Old Quarry	Opencast working near the Old Quarry	Trial near Great Quarry	Trial near Great Quarry
Beacon Lodge trial	Church Quarry	Church Quarry Mine
Finlow Hill
Finlow Hill digging	In Finlow Hill	Old timber in Finlow Hill	Finlow Hill
Brynlow Dell and Brynlow Field
Digging Field Shaft	Digging Field Shaft	Field Shaft today	Ladderway in Field Shaft	Digging Temple Shaft
Looking down Temple Shaft	Shoring in Temple Shaft	Temple Shaft from below	Straight Mine	Straight Mine near the end
Cross Mine	Lost Mine
Scout Hole
Looking down on Scout Hole entrance from above	Scout Hole	At the end of Scout Hole where it appears there was a link to the surface	Scout Hole looking out